Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Submersible Design Software

[DJACKSON99@aol.com]

I only use TurboCAD 8.1 Standard Edition ($79) the current version is 9.x and there is a Professional Edition with many more features for $605 that I am not familiar with (see www.turbocad.com).  The Standard Edition will NOT provide any calculations other than length and 2D area.  I did weight calculations in a spread sheet.  Someone else can speak better for AutoCAD.  Its been years sine I used version 10, but with add ons you can design anything you can build if you can afford the price of $3500+.  However, if you have never used a CAD program you will need months, prehapse years, and not days, perhapse hours, before you can take advantage of AutoCAD's features.   TurboCAD Standard has no features and without thousands of menu options, it is quick and easy to learn.  Try the free trial version, and you can download my ambient sub plans from the bottom of this page http://members.cox.net/djackson003/sub/Sub_H8_files/Sub_H8.htm   If you have CAD experience you will be disappointed with TurboCAD Standard but I like the simplicity and it is more than enough to get the job done. There are other good looking, simple, and low cost CAD programs and stripped down versions of AutoCAD that may fit you needs too, so still look around. My recommendation is only that new CAD users start with something simple with 3D capability that they can use quickly.  Best wishes --Doug Jackson


In a message dated 10/20/2003 7:18:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Marius.Greeff@sasol.com writes:

> AutoCAD & Turbo CAD question,
> My knowledge on using cad to design is very limited so I have been using pen, paper and maths to calculate the weight and displacement and from there work out if it will actually work. Does Turbo CAD do all this? I know a guy who helps me determine the weight of the steel pipes and various other pieces of steel pending on the type of steel and thickness. Is this already in Turbo Cad's DB to calculate weight of a structure. I got very excited hearing what Turbo CAD can do from the mail list and would like to go out now and get my very own CAD 
> program.
> 
> Kindest Regards,
> Marius
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: john [mailto:mongo14904@yahoo.com]
> Sent: 20 October 2003 12:56
> To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Submersible Design Software
> 
> 
> My vote is for solid works 
> 3d is the only way to go in my book
> john
> --- Steven Mills <cirtemoeg@juno.com> wrote:
> > Old habits die hard. I still draft by hand. 
> > However, I have a 12x12
> > Summa
> > Graphics tablet that comes in handy to convert
> > drawings/traces into CAD.
> > I like Turbocad, too, not only for the price, but it
> > does the job and
> > drawings
> > can be exported DXF-out for Autocad [ with
> > limitations ].
> > 
> > --Steve
> > 
> > 
> > On Sun, 19 Oct 2003 20:37:46 -0400
> > DJACKSON99@aol.com writes:
> > > 1 vote for TurboCAD.  Not AutoCAD by a long shot,
> > but neither is the 
> > > price. I think I paid $79.  You can download a
> > free trial. See 
> > > www.turbocad.com  --Doug Jackson
> > > 
> > > 
> > > In a message dated 10/19/2003 8:16:57 PM Eastern
> > Daylight Time, 
> > > NeophyteSG writes:
> > > 
> > > > How many of the group are using software to
> > design your 
> > > > submersibles, and which programs?
> > > >  
> > > > Warm Regards
> > > > Shawn
> > > 
> >